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Stourbridge stabbing: Mother and son killed in house | Stourbridge stabbing: Mother and son killed in house |
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A mother and her 13-year-old son have been killed and the woman's husband seriously injured in a stabbing attack at their home. | |
The husband and wife - named locally as Peter and Tracey Wilkinson - and their son were found with knife wounds in Stourbridge just after 08:00 BST. | |
A Land Rover taken from the house was intercepted by West Midlands Police about 30 minutes later in Norton Road. | |
A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of murder and wounding. | |
The family were found after emergency crews were called to Greyhound Lane, Norton. | |
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Police said they understood the suspect was known to the victims and may have been living at the address, although he was not a family relative. | |
The 13-year-old boy and his mother were found in the house with critical stab wounds. | |
The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while the teenager was later pronounced dead in hospital. | |
Mr Wilkinson, believed to be a company director for local firm Hill & Smith Ltd, was found in the garden of the house. | |
He remains in hospital with stab wounds to his chest and back. | |
Peter Wilson, BBC Midlands Today special correspondent, said he understood the couple also have an older daughter who is attending university. | |
Police said that as the Land Rover was intercepted, it was in collision with a police car. | |
The force said two officers were taken to Russells Hall Hospital, in Dudley, with minor injuries. They have since been released. | The force said two officers were taken to Russells Hall Hospital, in Dudley, with minor injuries. They have since been released. |
Supt Lee Kendrick, of Dudley Police, said: "What has unfolded here this morning is horrific and heart-breaking. | |
"Police and ambulance were confronted with an awful scene: a man, woman and boy all with very serious stab injuries. | |
"The woman and boy were found in the house and the man in the garden." | "The woman and boy were found in the house and the man in the garden." |
He added that "tragically" there was "nothing that could be done" to save the woman, understood to be in her 50s. | |
Supt Kendrick said they "don't think this was a burglary or a robbery". | Supt Kendrick said they "don't think this was a burglary or a robbery". |
The man in his 20s would be questioned on suspicion of murder and wounding, the force said. | The man in his 20s would be questioned on suspicion of murder and wounding, the force said. |
Police are not looking for anyone else in connection with the attack. |